Archibald Daniels

Rank:

Bombardier

Regimental number:

83379

Unit at enlistment:

4th Brigade C.F.A., 13th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 24th, 1916

Cemetery:

Becourt Military Cemetery - Somme, France - I.W.24.

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Norfolk

Birth city:

Cromer

Address at enlistment:

1 Salisbury Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

2 St. Thomas Road, Norwich, England

Trade or calling:

Labourer

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. Was instantly killed by splinters from an enemy shell.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Pozieres.

BX January 16, 1917

Bombardier Archibald Daniels Killed at Front

Another Brantford man has been killed in action. Today word was received that Bombardier Daniels, who formerly resided on Salisbury Avenue, had paid the supreme price. He was with the 13th Battery, having trained at Hamilton with the 32nd Battery Draft. By trade he was a carpenter. Word of his death came from Sergeant E.J. Smith, who was a member of the funeral party.